Compliance of primary and secondary care public hospitals with standard practices for reprocessing and steam sterilization of reusable medical devices in Nepal: findings from nation-wide multicenter clustered audits
Abstract Background Reusable medical devices in healthcare facilities are decontaminated and reprocessed following standard practices before each clinical procedure. Reprocessing of critical medical devices (those used for invasive clinical procedures) comprises several processes including steriliza...
Main Authors: | Gopal Panta, Ann K. Richardson, Ian C. Shaw, Patricia A. Coope |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05788-0 |
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